Monthly Archives: March 2011
Lessons from Berkeleyside
In a quest to learn as much as possible about starting a local news site, today I published a post on 10,000 Words about Berekeleyside – an independent news startup based out of Berkeley, California. I did a Q&A session with … Continue reading
Posted in entrepreneurship, journalism, links | Tagged bay area, berkeleyside, entrepreneurialism, inspiration, q&as, startups, tracey taylor | Leave a comment
My new crazy idea: Startup time.
I bitch a lot. I know. My recent post entitled, “‘We can’t find a web editor?’ Bullshit” was a rant about how behind college media is and how I would quit the school publication and start my own gig if … Continue reading
Posted in entrepreneurship, innovation, journalism, two cents, Uncategorized | Tagged bill macfayden, crazy ideas, noozhawk, personal reflections, startups | 26 Comments
Redesigning The Washington Post web site. A post from the WaPo innovations blog about some of the new features of the WaPo redesign. Some of my thoughts are posted at 10,000 Words. I’m particularly impressed by the enhanced comments system.
Video coverage for ACP Hollywood
Posted in Portfolio, video | Tagged ACP, chris lesinski, college media, conferences, dan reimold, hollywood, kim bui, logan amione | Leave a comment
Roqbot: Be the DJ. My friend Mukul Dwivedi will be at SXSW reppin’ his iPhone app, Roqbot, which allows you to control what music is playing, vote on the queue, and connect with other DJs from an app. Sweetness. Would love to see how it plays out IRL. Also, really cool to see “Porterville Lanes” listed on the site’s homepage graphic (it’s the only semi-cool venue in my hometown, where Mukul grew up too).
“We can’t find a web editor.” Bullshit.
I recently had the pleasure of speaking and teaching at the Associated Collegiate Press Midwinter Conference in Hollywood, California. Boy had I forgotten how doomed college media is. During the conference, I reconnected with Paul Bittick, the general manager for … Continue reading
Posted in two cents | Tagged ACP, college media, loss of hope, mustang daily, rants, web editor, wtf | 19 Comments
Thoughts on TKE initiation at Whitman. Daniel’s honest account of his frat initiation experience (hazing, in my opinion) at Whitman College. Tons of great comments, too.
On building your personal brand
Giving a talk at ACP Hollywood on personal branding in a few minutes. Here it is for conference attendees to follow along: BUILD IT, YO
Posted in how-to | Tagged ACP, branding, journalism, students | 2 Comments
Presentation for ACP LA: Think Digital First
In a few hours I’m giving a talk at the Associated Collegiate Press conference in Hollywood about creating digital-first newsroom strategies. To most of you who read this blog, it’ll all sound like old news, but you’d be surprised how … Continue reading
Posted in journalism | Tagged ACP, ideas, mindsets, web first, workflow | 2 Comments